Question

Select suitable option to complete the sentence:
They were awaiting official ________of the news they had heard from a friend.

• A. ratification
• B. confirmation
• C. sanction
• D. recommendation

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

confirmation

The correct answer is Option B.

CONFIRMATION means to verify. In the sentence, they are waiting for official confirmation of what they had heard. Thus CONFIRMATION is the correct answer.

The remaining options are incorrect because:

Option A: RATIFICATION means to approve or give formal consent.

Option C: SANCTION means to approve.

Option D: RECOMMENDATION means to suggest.

In the given sentence THEY wish to verify and cross-check the news. They do not wish to approve or suggest.

Hence Option B is the correct answer.